Early Draft Proof of Michael Stevens' "The Road to Interzone: Reading William S. Burroughs Reading" (2004)

Texas: Michael Stevens (book, proof), 2004.
11" x 9" x 1", 215 leaves, printed recto only, in comb-binding with transparent cover sheet and black backing sheet.

The Road to Interzone: Reading William S. Burroughs Reading as released in a small number of pre-release/proof copies by author Michael Stevens (Texas, US) in 2004, five years before the publishing of the first edition through Suicide Press. This is a thick, comb-bound book with printing only on the recto side of its 215 unpaginated leaves. This includes a unique six-page introduction by Michael Stevens and a small number of photographs.

The exact number of copies is not known for sure, but is assumed to be fifteen, as this is numbered 8/15 on the verso of the final page.

This copy was acquired from Granary Books (New York City).

This is noted in Shoaf as IV.271, a "complete draft of an unpublished manuscript that analyzes Burroughs' reading habits through his life including his personal library."

Contents:

• Prefatory Remarks [this is noted in the ToC, but is not present]
• Introduction [this follows the Documentation in the book]
• Documentation
• Part One: Literary Pronouncements & Reading References Notes
• Part Two: Introductions & Forewords
• Part Three: The Blurbs
• Part Four: Books in the Ohio State University Archives
• Part Five: Books from The Catalogue of the William S. Burroughs Archives
• Part Six: Lawrence, Kansas Library
• Appendices:
• A. Photographs
• B. Naropa List of Neglected Works (photocopy)
• C. Granta Anthology of Deathless Prose Table of Contents (photocopy)
• D. List of Lawrence, KS library, shelf location of books, and items on the shelves (photocopy) [this is noted in the ToC, but is not present]
• Works Cited [this is noted in the ToC, but is not present]
• Index [this is noted in the ToC, but is not present]

External Links: 

• RealityStudio: The Greatest Burroughs Collectors: #5 – Michael Stevens
• RealityStudio: Road to Interzone